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Key Facts

Full name
Desmond Lewis Crawley

Known as
Des Crawley

Born
23 June 1921

Place of birth
Wayville, SA (5034)

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 74 kg

Senior clubs
Sturt

State of origin
SA

Des Crawley


ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
SturtSANFL1940-1941, 1946-194988120.14
Total1940-1941, 1946-194988120.14

Des Crawley debuted with Sturt in 1940 and experienced the thrill of playing in a premiership-winning team at the first time of asking. An ultra-solid defender, he was most commonly utilised on a half back flank, the position he occupied in both the 1940 grand final defeat of South Adelaide and the following season’s flag decider, when the Blues lowered their colours to Norwood. In the 1941 game Crawley was among his team’s best players, despite having to struggle with a leg injury sustained early on. In 1940-1 and from 1946 to 1949 he played 88 SANFL games and scored 12 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.